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DALAT PLATEAU

VIETNAMLOCALE

Altitude (m):1400-2167
# Species:306
# Excl Vagrants:306
# Endemics:4
# Near Endemics:3
Habitat: Lowland and montane evergreen forest, lake

BIRD CHECKLIST

The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*

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Ducks: Anatidae

1Lesser Whistling-DuckDendrocygna javanica?
2/Indian Spot-billed Duck/Anas poecilorhyncha?
3Eastern Spot-billed DuckAnas zonorhyncha?

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

4Rufous-throated PartridgeArborophila rufogularis?
5Bar-backed PartridgeArborophila brunneopectus?
6Silver PheasantLophura nycthemera?
7Red JunglefowlGallus gallus?

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

8Rock PigeonColumba livia?
9Pale-capped PigeonColumba punicea?
10/Oriental Turtle-Dove/Streptopelia orientalis?
11Red Collared-DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica?
12Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis?
13Barred Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia unchall?
14Asian Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica?
15Zebra DoveGeopelia striataVR
16Thick-billed Green-PigeonTreron curvirostra?
17Yellow-vented Green-PigeonTreron seimundi?
18&Pin-tailed Green-PigeonlTreron apicauda?
19Wedge-tailed Green-PigeonTreron sphenurus?
20Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aenea?
21Mountain Imperial-PigeonDucula badia?

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

22Indian CuckooCuculus micropterus?
23Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis?
24Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensis?
25Green-billed MalkohaPhaenicophaeus tristis?
26Chestnut-winged CuckooClamator coromandus?
27Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus?
28Asian Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx maculatus?
29Violet CuckooChrysococcyx xanthorhynchus?
30Fork-tailed Drongo-CuckooSurniculus dicruroides?
31Large Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx sparverioides?
32Hodgson's Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx nisicolor?
33Banded Bay CuckooCacomantis sonneratii?
34Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinus?

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

35/Gray Nightjar/Caprimulgus jotaka?
36Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurus?

 
Frogmouths: Podargidae

37Hodgson's FrogmouthBatrachostomus hodgsoni?

 
Swifts: Apodidae

38|White-throated Needletail|Hirundapus caudacutus?
39Brown-backed NeedletailHirundapus giganteus?
40/Himalayan Swiftlet/Aerodramus brevirostris?
41White-nest SwiftletAerodramus fuciphagus?
42Cook's SwiftApus cooki?
43House SwiftApus nipalensis?
44Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensis?

 
Treeswifts: Hemiprocnidae

45Crested TreeswiftHemiprocne coronata?

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

46White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus?

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

47/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos?

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

48Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitator?

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

49Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis?

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

50Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger?

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

51Cinnamon BitternBotaurus cinnamomeus?
52Little EgretEgretta garzetta?
53Striated HeronButorides striata?
54Chinese Pond-HeronArdeola bacchus?
55Eastern Cattle-EgretBubulcus coromandus?
56Great EgretArdea alba?
57Medium EgretArdea intermedia?

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

58/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus?

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

59Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus?
60Jerdon's BazaAviceda jerdoni?
61Black BazaAviceda leuphotes?
62Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchus?
63Crested Serpent-EagleSpilornis cheela?
64Mountain Hawk-EagleNisaetus nipalensis?
65Changeable Hawk-EagleNisaetus cirrhatus?
66Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kienerii?
67|Black Eagle|Ictinaetus malaiensis?
68Crested GoshawkLophospiza trivirgatus?
69BesraTachyspiza virgatus?
70|Japanese Sparrowhawk|Tachyspiza gularis?
71ShikraTachyspiza badius?
72White-bellied Sea-EagleIcthyophaga leucogaster?
73/Gray-faced Buzzard/Butastur indicus?
74/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo?

 
Owls: Strigidae

75Mountain Scops-OwlOtus spilocephalus?
76Collared Scops-OwlOtus lettia?
77Brown Fish-OwlKetupa zeylonensis?
78Spot-bellied Eagle-OwlKetupa nipalensis?
79Collared OwletGlaucidium brodiei?
80Asian Barred OwletGlaucidium cuculoides?
81Spotted OwletAthene brama?
82Brown BoobookNinox scutulata?

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

83Orange-breasted TrogonHarpactes oreskios?
84Red-headed TrogonHarpactes erythrocephalus?

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

85Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops?

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

86Great HornbillBuceros bicornis?

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

87Blue-bearded Bee-eaterNyctyornis athertoni?
88Blue-throated Bee-eaterMerops viridis?
89Chestnut-headed Bee-eaterMerops leschenaulti?

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

90Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis?
91White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis?
92/Black-capped Kingfisher/Halcyon pileata?

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

93Indochinese RollerCoracias affinis?
94Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis?

 
Asian Barbets: Megalaimidae

95Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus?
96Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon cyanotis?
97Red-vented BarbetPsilopogon lagrandieri?
98Green-eared BarbetPsilopogon faiostrictus?
99Necklaced BarbetPsilopogon auricularis?
100Indochinese BarbetPsilopogon annamensis?

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

101Speckled PiculetPicumnus innominatus?
102White-browed PiculetSasia ochracea?
103Gray-capped Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus canicapillus?
104Bay WoodpeckerBlythipicus pyrrhotis?
105Lesser YellownapePicus chlorolophus?
106Laced WoodpeckerPicus vittatus?
107Gray-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus?
108Greater YellownapeChrysophlegma flavinucha?
109Greater FlamebackChrysocolaptes guttacristatus?

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

110Collared FalconetMicrohierax caerulescens?
111/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculus?
112Oriental HobbyFalco severus?

 
Asian and Grauer's Broadbills: Eurylaimidae

113Long-tailed BroadbillPsarisomus dalhousiae?

 
Pittas: Pittidae

114Rusty-naped PittaHydrornis oatesi?
115Blue-rumped PittaHydrornis soror?
116Blue PittaHydrornis cyaneus?

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

117Gray-chinned MinivetPericrocotus solaris?
118Long-tailed MinivetPericrocotus ethologus?
119Scarlet MinivetPericrocotus speciosus?
120/Ashy Minivet/Pericrocotus divaricatus?
121/Brown-rumped Minivet/Pericrocotus cantonensis?
122Oriental CuckooshrikeCoracina javensis?
123Black-winged CuckooshrikeLalage melaschistos?
124Indochinese CuckooshrikeLalage polioptera?

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

125White-browed Shrike-BabblerPteruthius aeralatus?
126Clicking Shrike-BabblerPteruthius intermedius?
127White-bellied ErpornisErpornis zantholeuca?

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

128/Black-naped Oriole/Oriolus chinensis?
129Slender-billed OrioleOriolus tenuirostris?
130Maroon OrioleOriolus traillii?

 
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies: Artamidae

131Ashy WoodswallowArtamus fuscus?

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

132Large WoodshrikeTephrodornis virgatus?
133Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrikeHemipus picatus?

 
Ioras: Aegithinidae

134Common IoraAegithina tiphia?

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

135White-throated FantailRhipidura albicollis?
136White-browed FantailRhipidura aureola?

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

137Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus?
138Ashy DrongoDicrurus leucophaeus?
139Bronzed DrongoDicrurus aeneus?
140Lesser Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus remifer?
141Hair-crested DrongoDicrurus hottentottus?
142Greater Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus paradiseus?

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

143Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea?

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

144/Brown Shrike/Lanius cristatus?
145Burmese ShrikeLanius collurioides?
146|Long-tailed Shrike|Lanius schach?

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

147Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius?
148Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos?

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

149Gray-headed Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensis?

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

150Asian TitParus cinereus?
151Green-backed TitParus monticolus?
152Yellow-cheeked TitMachlolophus spilonotus?
153Yellow-browed TitSylviparus modestus?

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

154Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius?
155Dark-necked TailorbirdOrthotomus atrogularis?
156Annam PriniaPrinia rocki?
157Hill PriniaPrinia superciliaris?
158Rufescent PriniaPrinia rufescens?
159Gray-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsonii?
160Yellow-bellied PriniaPrinia flaviventris?
161Plain PriniaPrinia inornata?
162Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis?

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

163/Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler/Helopsaltes certhiola?
164/Lanceolated Warbler/Locustella lanceolata?
165Dalat Bush WarblerLocustella idonea?

 
Cupwings: Pnoepygidae

166Pygmy CupwingPnoepyga pusilla?

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

167/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia?
168/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica?
169/Siberian House-Martin/Delichon lagopodum?
170/Asian House-Martin/Delichon dasypus?
171/Eastern Red-rumped Swallow/Cecropis daurica?
172Striated SwallowCecropis striolata?

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

173Ochraceous BulbulAlophoixus ochraceus?
174Puff-throated BulbulAlophoixus pallidus?
175Gray-eyed BulbulIole propinqua?
176Ashy BulbulHemixos flavala?
177Mountain BulbulIxos mcclellandii?
178Black BulbulHypsipetes leucocephalus?
179Black-headed BulbulMicrotarsus melanocephalos?
180Black-crested BulbulRubigula flaviventris?
181Streak-eared BulbulPycnonotus conradi?
182Stripe-throated BulbulPycnonotus finlaysoni?
183Flavescent BulbulPycnonotus flavescens?
184Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavier?
185Sooty-headed BulbulPycnonotus aurigaster?

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

186Ashy-throated WarblerPhylloscopus maculipennis?
187/Yellow-browed Warbler/Phylloscopus inornatus?
188/Radde's Warbler/Phylloscopus schwarzi?
189/Dusky Warbler/Phylloscopus fuscatus?
190|Eastern Crowned Warbler|Phylloscopus coronatus?
191White-spectacled WarblerPhylloscopus intermedius?
192Gray-cheeked WarblerPhylloscopus poliogenys?
193/Alstrom's Warbler/Phylloscopus soror?
194/Greenish Warbler/Phylloscopus trochiloides?
195/Pale-legged Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus tenellipes?
196/Arctic Warbler/Phylloscopus borealis?
197Chestnut-crowned WarblerPhylloscopus castaniceps?
198|Sulphur-breasted Warbler|Phylloscopus ricketti?
199Blyth's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus reguloides?
200Kloss's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus ogilviegranti?

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Scotocercidae

201Pale-footed Bush WarblerHemitesia pallidipes?
202/Asian Stubtail/Urosphena squameiceps?
203Gray-bellied TesiaTesia cyaniventer?
204Yellow-bellied WarblerAbroscopus superciliaris?
205Mountain TailorbirdPhyllergates cucullatus?

 
Long-tailed Tits: Aegithalidae

206Black-throated TitAegithalos concinnus?

 
Parrotbills: Paradoxornithidae

207Yellow-eyed BabblerChrysomma sinense?
208Black-headed ParrotbillParadoxornis margaritae?
209Black-throated ParrotbillSuthora nipalensis?

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

210Black-chinned YuhinaYuhina nigrimenta?
211/Swinhoe's White-eye/Zosterops simplex?
212Hume's White-eyeZosterops auriventer?

 
Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies: Timaliidae

213Chestnut-capped BabblerTimalia pileata?
214Gray-faced Tit-BabblerMixornis kelleyi?
215Pin-striped Tit-BabblerMixornis gularis?
216Rufous-capped BabblerCyanoderma ruficeps?
217Red-billed Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus ochraceiceps?
218White-browed Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus schisticeps?
219Gray-throated BabblerStachyris nigriceps?

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

220Black-crowned FulvettaSchoeniparus klossi?
221Puff-throated BabblerPellorneum ruficeps?
222Spot-throated BabblerPellorneum albiventre?
223Buff-breasted BabblerPellorneum tickelli?
224Streaked Wren-BabblerGypsophila brevicaudata?
225Eyebrowed Wren-BabblerNapothera epilepidota?
226Short-tailed Scimitar-BabblerNapothera danjoui?

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

227Black-browed FulvettaAlcippe grotei?
228Mountain FulvettaAlcippe peracensis?
229Vietnamese CutiaCutia legalleni?
230Blue-winged MinlaActinodura cyanouroptera?
231Lesser Necklaced LaughingthrushGarrulax monileger?

 
Nuthatches: Sittidae

232Velvet-fronted NuthatchSitta frontalis?
233Yellow-billed NuthatchSitta solangiae?
234Chestnut-vented NuthatchSitta nagaensis?

 
Treecreepers: Certhiidae

235Hume's TreecreeperCerthia manipurensis?

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

236Black-collared StarlingGracupica nigricollis?
237White-shouldered StarlingSturnia sinensis?
238Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabarica?
239Common MynaAcridotheres tristis?
240Vinous-breasted MynaAcridotheres leucocephalus?
241Great MynaAcridotheres grandis?

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

242/Siberian Thrush/Geokichla sibirica?
243Dark-sided ThrushZoothera marginata?
244Scaly ThrushZoothera dauma?
245/Eyebrowed Thrush/Turdus obscurus?
246Green CochoaCochoa viridis?

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

247/Dark-sided Flycatcher/Muscicapa sibirica?
248/Ferruginous Flycatcher/Muscicapa ferruginea?
249/Asian Brown Flycatcher/Muscicapa dauurica?
250Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis?
251Large NiltavaNiltava grandis?
252|Blue-and-white Flycatcher|Cyanoptila cyanomelana?
253Verditer FlycatcherEumyias thalassinus?
254Rufous-browed FlycatcherAnthipes solitaris?
255Hainan Blue FlycatcherCyornis hainanus?
256Pale Blue FlycatcherCyornis unicolor?
257Lesser ShortwingBrachypteryx leucophris?
258Himalayan ShortwingBrachypteryx cruralis?
259/Rufous-tailed Robin/Larvivora sibilans?
260/Siberian Blue Robin/Larvivora cyane?
261Blue Whistling-ThrushMyophonus caeruleus?
262Spotted ForktailEnicurus maculatus?
263Slaty-backed ForktailEnicurus schistaceus?
264/Siberian Rubythroat/Calliope calliope?
265White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucurum?
266/Red-flanked Bluetail/Tarsiger cyanurus?
267/Narcissus Flycatcher/Ficedula narcissina?
268/Mugimaki Flycatcher/Ficedula mugimaki?
269Snowy-browed FlycatcherFicedula hyperythra?
270Pygmy FlycatcherFicedula hodgsoni?
271Rufous-gorgeted FlycatcherFicedula strophiata?
272Little Pied FlycatcherFicedula westermanni?
273/Taiga Flycatcher/Ficedula albicilla?
274/White-throated Rock-Thrush/Monticola gularis?
275Blue Rock-ThrushMonticola solitarius?
276Amur StonechatSaxicola stejnegeri?
277Pied BushchatSaxicola caprata?
278Gray BushchatSaxicola ferreus?

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

279Thick-billed FlowerpeckerPachyglossa agile?
280Yellow-vented FlowerpeckerPachyglossa chrysorrheum?
281Plain FlowerpeckerDicaeum minullum?
282Fire-breasted FlowerpeckerDicaeum ignipectus?
283Scarlet-backed FlowerpeckerDicaeum cruentatum?

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

284Black-throated SunbirdAethopyga saturata?
285Mrs. Gould's SunbirdAethopyga gouldiae?
286Green-tailed SunbirdAethopyga nipalensis?
287Crimson SunbirdAethopyga siparaja?
288Little SpiderhunterArachnothera longirostra?
289Streaked SpiderhunterArachnothera magna?
290Purple-naped SpiderhunterKurochkinegramma hypogrammicum?

 
Fairy-bluebirds: Irenidae

291Asian Fairy-bluebirdIrena puella?

 
Leafbirds: Chloropseidae

292Blue-winged LeafbirdChloropsis moluccensis?

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

293White-rumped MuniaLonchura striata?
294Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata?
295White-headed MuniaLonchura maja?
296&Pin-tailed ParrotfinchlErythrura prasina?

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

297House SparrowPasser domesticus?
298Plain-backed SparrowPasser flaveolus?
299Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus?

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

300/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea?
301/Eastern Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla tschutschensis?
302/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba?
303Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus?
304/Olive-backed Pipit/Anthus hodgsoni?

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

305Vietnamese GreenfinchChloris monguilloti?
306Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra?

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor47
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient7
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular2
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant1
[]Accidental0

OCCURRENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
AAbundant/Very Common0
CCommon0
FCFairly/Locally Common0
UCUncommon/Scarce0
RRare/Very Scarce0
VRVery Rare0
XAccidental/Vagrant0
?Uncertain305

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened6
VVulnerable4
ENEndangered1
CRCritically Endangered0

Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.